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Showing 16911700 of 60498 articles for Art. Decree 2022-1294 of 5-10-2022

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Scientific Council.

Article R1222-10

The Scientific Advisory Board provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 1222-5 is made up of members appointed for their expertise in the field of blood transfusion, for a renewable term of thr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-10

Where an electronic money institution carries out activities of a hybrid nature within the meaning of Article L. 526-3 or activities referred to in Articles L. 525-4 or L. 525-5, the Autorité de contr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opticians.

Article L4362-10

The dispensing of corrective lenses is subject to the existence of a valid prescription by a doctor or an orthoptist. When corrective lenses or contact lenses are dispensed for the first time followin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-105

I.-The extra-financial performance statement referred to in I of Article L. 225-102-1 and the consolidated non-financial performance statement mentioned in II of the same article present the business…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General parity rules

Article R1411-58-5

Where an alternate member is provided, the full member and the alternate member shall be of different genders.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-10

…this defect arose subsequently;3° That the product was not intended for sale or for any other form of distribution ;4° That the state of scientific and technical knowledge, at the time he put the pro…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Approvals

Article L321-10

…t the undertaking proposes to implement are sufficient and appropriate with regard to its programme of operations;-the persons responsible for managing or administering the undertaking and, in the cas…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-100

I.-An Ordinary General Meeting is held at least once a year, within six months of the end of the financial year, unless this period is extended by court order. If the Ordinary General Meeting has not…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-10

I.-Persons who have entered into an agreement with a view to acquiring, disposing of or exercising voting rights, to implementing a common policy towards the company or to obtaining control of the com…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Setting tariffs

Article A444-10

The services listed in tables 3-1 to 3-3 of article Annexe 4-7 give rise to the collection of fees set in accordance with the respective provisions of sub-sections 1 to 4 of this section.These emolume…

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